After being outscored 9-0 in two straight games (0-2-0), Minnesota responded with an impressive 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in one of Gustavsson's best performances lately, saving 37 of 38 shots (.974 SV%). The 26-year-old Gustavsson had struggled before his most recent victory, allowing four or more goals in six of eight contests (2-5-0), posting an ugly .873 SV%. He has a 2.61 GAA and .915 SV% in 36 appearances this season (21-11-3).

Jon Merrill will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes, allowing Chisholm to re-enter the lineup. The 25-year-old Chisholm is averaging 17:48 time-on-ice and has 11 pints (2G / 9A) in 46 games this season.

Declan Chisholm is draw back into Minnesota's lineup on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes, resulting in Merrill being a healthy scratch. The 33-year-old Merrill is averaging 14:46 time-on-ice and has four points (1G / 3A) in 46 games this season.

Hinostroza scored two points (0G / 2A) in 13 games with the Predators this season before being placed on waivers on Tuesday and being claimed by the Wild on Wednesday. The 30-year-old forward has 387 games of NHL experience but has primarily been an AHL player over the previous two seasons.

Minnesota has been outscored 9-0 in their previous two games and will turn to Gustavsson between the pipes on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Gustavsson struggled in his most recent outing, allowing six goals on 52 shots (.885 SV%) in a 6-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators. After a tremendous start to the 2024-25 campaign, posting an impressive .926 SV% in his first 27 games (18-6-3), Gustavsson has a troubling .873 SV% in his last eight appearances (2-5-0). Minnesota enters Thursday's contest as +165 home underdogs against a Carolina squad amid a two-game losing skid (0-2-0).

Hartman was recently suspended ten games for roughing Ottawa's Tim Stutzle. The appeal will be heard by commissioner Gary Bettman. If the decision is upheld or is altered to a suspension of six games or more, Hartman will also have the option to appeal to an independent arbitrator.

Lauko missed a month in December due to a lower-body injury and returns to the sidelines again. It's unclear if this injury is related to his previous one that caused him to miss 15 consecutive games. The 24-year-old Czech forward is averaging 9:56 time-on-ice and has five points (2G / 3A) in 33 games this season.

Hinostroza scored two points (0G / 2A) in 13 games with the Predators this season before being placed on waivers on Monday. The 30-year-old forward has 387 games of NHL experience but has primarily been an AHL player over the previous two seasons.

Minnesota is coming off arguably their worst performance of the season with Filip Gustavsson between the pipes, a 6-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators, and will switch to Fleury on Tuesday against the Boston Bruins. Fleury saved all 19 shots he faced in his most recent outing, a 4-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens for his first shutout of the season. The 40-year-old netminder has a 2.60 GAA and .908 SV% in 18 appearances this season (11-5-1). Minnesota enters the action on Tuesday as +118 road underdogs against a Bruins club coming off a 6-3 win over the New York Rangers.

Jones has split time between Minnesota and Iowa (AHL) this season. He has been productive at the AHL level, scoring 14 points (5G / 9A) in 20 games but hasn't seen that success translate to the NHL, scoring zero points through 26 games this season.

Hinostroza will fill in for Luke Evangelista, who was a late scratch due to a lower-body injury. Hinostroza is yet to score a goal and has just one assist in 12 games this season.

Johansson has not played since January 15th, missing eight straight games due to an upper-body injury, but could return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Boston Bruins. The 34-year-old Johansson has 16 points (5G / 11A) in 44 games this season.

Brodin has not played since January 7th, missing twelve straight games with a lower-body injury. The 31-year-old Brodin is averaging 23:13 time-on-ice and has 16 points (4G / 12A) in 31 games this season. He had five points (1G / 4A) in his last four games before his injury.

Hinostroza will take a seat on Friday to make way for the return of Luke Evangelista (lower-body). Hinostroza has zero goals and one assist in 12 games this season.

Chisholm did not play Minnesota's last game but he will re-enter the lineup on Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 25-year-old Chisholm is averaging 17:46 time-on-ice and has 11 points (2G / 9A) in 43 games this season.

Minnesota will turn to Fleury between the pipes in the tail end of a back-to-back on Thursday when they visit the Montreal Canadiens. Fleury struggled in his most recent outing, allowing five goals on 29 shots (.828 SV%) in a 5-4 loss to the Calgary Flames. The 40-year-old netminder has a 2.76 GAA and .904 SV% in 17 appearances this season (10-5-1).